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Creator Role
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Description
This is a colorful and vibrant illumination. At the top, there is a depiction of Abraham Lincoln with depictions of a log cabin and the American capital building. Two American eagles are also depicted to the right and left of Abraham Lincoln with their wings out stretched. The border is ornately decorated with numerous pink, purplish-blue and orange flowers. Within the center of the image, the text to the Gettysburg Address is written out
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Earliest
1970
Latest
1979
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1970s
Measurement
9 3/4 X 8 inches (mount)
Materials and Techniques Display
illumination (image-making process); dry mounting
Inscription
recto center: " Lincoln's Gettysburg Address / November 19, 1863/ Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty..."
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Political and social views Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Oratory
Work Type
reproductions (derivative objects)
Class
prints
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
ID
8363.4
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.